What color is #BBADBC?

#BBADBC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBADBC?

The RGB value is 187, 173, 188: 187 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBADBC?

The complementary color is #AEBCAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBADBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBADBC color

#BBADBC rgb(187, 173, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBADBC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.8% green and 73.7% blue (187, 173, 188).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#BBADBC color codes

HEX	`#BBADBC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 173, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.28, 7.75, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.28, 9.7, 323.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.513, 44.083, 53.731)`
Decimal	`12299708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBADBC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBADBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBADBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBADBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbadbc; }
.text { color: #bbadbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbadbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 173 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbadbc, #bcadb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBADBC?: #BBADBC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBADBC?: The RGB value is 187, 173, 188: 187 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBADBC?: The complementary color is #AEBCAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBADBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.